imperfect tense

imperfect tense is used for

used to, describing past, repetitive past action

yo, -ar

aba

tú, -ar

abas

él, ella, usted, -ar

aba

nosotros, -ar

ábamos

vosotros, -ar

abais

ellos/as, ustedes, -ar

aban

yo, -er

ía

tú, -er

ías

él, ella, usted, -er

ía

nosotros, -er

íamos

vosotros, -er

íais

ellos/as, ustedes, -er

ían

yo, -ir

ía

tú, -ir

ías

él, ella, usted, -ir

ía

nosotros, -ir

íamos

vosotros, -ir

íais

ellos/as, ustedes, -ir

ían

cuando era pequeño

when I was little

cuando era joven

when I was young

antes

before

durante la primaria

during primary school

cuando tenía diez años

when I was 10

cuando tenía doce años

when I was 12

veía

I used to watch, I was watching

iba

I used to go, I was going

era

I used to be, I was

íbamos

we used to go, we were going

éramos

we used to be, we were